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How to Extract Adrenochrome from Children
Episode 750
Conspiracy theorists believe that Hollywood elitists torture children and extract drugs from their bodies.
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Observing the Bystander Effect
Episode 749
Some research has found that crowds are apathetic and don't render assistance; some has found the opposite.
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Who Sank the Maine?
Episode 748
Many theories surround the mysterious sinking of the USS Maine that triggered the Spanish-American War.
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Hitler's Operation Long Jump
Episode 747
Popular stories claim that the Nazis tried to assassinate Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin in Tehran in 1943.
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Error Correction: Tokyo Drift
Episode 746
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors sent in by listeners just like you.
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Australia Doesn't Exist, and Other Geographic Conspiracy Theories
Episode 745
The belief that Australia doesn't exist may not be as unique as you think.
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Phineas Gage, on Second Thought
Episode 744
A reexamination of the famous case of the man whose personality changed from a grievous brain injury.
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Hinkley: The Erin Brockovich Case
Episode 743
The facts differ widely from what's generally believed to have been a mass poisoning.
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The Phantom Fortress
Episode 742
This B-17 supposedly completed a mission and returned to base, all without an aircrew.
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The Wisdom and Stupidity of Crowds
Episode 741
How the wisdom of crowds can sometimes allow groups of non-experts to reach an expert conclusion.
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